What would it take to make 1.44 lbs-ft per cid ?

Hysteric said
You really should read what you actually post:

He gave his customers less air flow and set a bunch of records. Imagine making a head flow less and making more power and setting records.......

My bad, the 12 hr gap, I thought It was the Olds engine you were saying that won records.

Did he win records by running less air flow than the other guy's ?

What those guy's can do is amazing, but again your take away is bizarre, the goal ain't to make hp with ridiculously small ports flowing low cfm at super high velocities with the smallest carb, headers, intake runner, cid etc.. You can get And go tah dah and marvel at the magical feat you accomplished.

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